Two Glass Stones It is a Jewish custom to leave stones on grave markers as a sign that someone has been visiting. I had a hard childhood, full of mental illness, violence and alcohol. I left at 17. It’s not such an unusual story, but what’s interesting is that the rage is gone, the urge for revenge…
DetailsRecipe: Fresh Carrot and Pineapple Muffins It’s time for another recipe. I grew a batch of carrots this year and thought that muffins would be nice. I found this recipe on the internet, so I can’t take credit for it, but I definitely want to share. I pureed my carrots with a large, drained can…
DetailsFood in Fiction Update Well, Ladies and Gentlemen, yours truly has figured out how to enter the Food In Fiction Blog Tour, on the website belonging to author Terri Giuliano Long (tglong.com). She is still collecting entries, so you won’t see a final notice for a few weeks. I entered a section of my own book,…
DetailsLandline Wires In the process of ridding our yard of a giant wasp nest, my husband cut away some pesky wires, which turned out to be the telephone cable into the house. What could have been a disaster was just a minor blip, since I just forwarded all calls to my cellphone. Three days later,…
DetailsComing Soon: Food in Fiction Blog Tour I must confess that I am still confused as to how a blog tour operates. But who can resist Food in Fiction? Or Food in General? Anyone, this is your warning that some things may be coming down the pike from me, and I can’t say if they’ll…
DetailsBook Review: Torn: the Story of an Undeserving Wallaby Drowning in a Septic Tank, by Simon Williams I’m not officially reviewing this book because I was unable to finish it, but I would like to talk about it. I received a paperback copy from the author in exchange for a review, but overall, the book…
DetailsOne for the Animals Today’s blog post has nothing to do with road tripping. My local froyo (frozen yogurt) store is having a fundraiser for the local SPCA. I support the SPCA and the yogurt store, so it’s a perfect convergence of two beautiful things. Off I go to have my yogurt sundae. I hope…
DetailsFahrvergnügen Over the decades, no car has had more originality in its advertising than Volkswagen. In 1990, they taught us the German word: “Fahrvergnügen.” The campaign didn’t last very long, because, after all, how long can you milk one long, unfamiliar word? Below is Wikipedia’s version of Volkswagen’s ad campaign, along with pronunciation. Fahrvergnügen (German pronunciation:…
DetailsBook Review: Passing Strangers, by Angela Hunt Put simply, Passing Strangers is the story of five people, three adults and two children, who take a train vacation through the south. Section One of three sections is the story of Andie, the missing member of a large family, who ran from her family’s television popularity to…
DetailsJust a quick note to all of you that my latest book, Metal, is available for purchase as a print or large print paperback. it is also available through Amazon as a pre-order, to be released August 1.
